SEABISCUIT, writer/director Gary Ross' acclaimed screen adaptation of Laura Hillenbrand's revered bestseller about the legendary race horse and his place in American lore, comes to DVD Dec. 16, 2003 (Universal Home Entertainment, $26.98) with several noteworthy extras: commentary from Ross and director Steven Soderbergh, production notes, three featurettes ("Racing Through History," "Bringing the Legend to Life" and "Anatomy of a Movie Moment: From Script to Screen") and co-star Jeff Bridge's on-set photographs. Yet nearly lost in the dazzling recreation of the Depression-era saga is the superb vfx performed for the thrilling racetrack scenes by Sony Pictures Imageworks, The Orphanage, Pixel Playground and Digiscope.
Bill Desowitz, former editor of VFXWorld, is currently the Crafts Editor of IndieWire.
